A commemoration of Hooke's life and
works was arranged under the auspices of Christ Church, where Hooke was
an undergraduate member and where his inventive career began. The symposium
was held in the Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, on Thursday 2nd
October 2003 from 10:30 to 4:30.

The symposium took the form of a meeting in which some of the present-day
holders of the positions Hooke occupied will take part. The Speakers included
Dr Allan Chapman, Professor Michael Cooper, Dr Ellen Tan Drake, Professor
John Enderby (Secretary of the Royal Society), Sir Roger Penrose, Sir Martin
Rees (Astronomer Royal) and Sir Christopher Zeeman.

An Exhibition of Hooke memorabilia
including Micrographia that was shown in the Library, Christ Church, has
now closed.

College of Physicians, Octagonal Theatre, designed
by Hooke

This Symposium was supported by the Royal Society,
The Linnean Society, The London Mathematical Society, The Royal
Academy of Engineering, whose generosity is gratefully acknowledged.

A multi-author volume on Hooke and his discoveries, linked to this
Commemoration, will be published in 2004.